Faucet and filler for receptacles.



No. 655,664. Patented Aug. 7, I900.

H. J. VALENTINE.

FAUGET AND FILLER FOB BECEPTACLES.

(Applicution filed. July 29, 1897.) (I60 Modal.)

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PATENT Front HARRY J. VALENTINE, OF NEWV YORK, N. Y., ASSIGN OR TO WILLIAM VOGEL & BROTHERS, OF SAME PLACE.

FAUCET AND FILLER FOR RECEPTACLES.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 655,664, dated August 7, 1900.

Application filed July 29, 1897.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HARRY J. VALENTINE, acitizen of the United States, residingat New York, (Brooklyn,) in the county of Kings and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Faucets and Fillers for Receptacles; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to improvements in combined faucets and fillers for oil-cans and other receptacles, and has for its objects, first, to so construct the device that the turning of the faucet into position to discharge the contents or turning the same out of the way or to protect it from accidental injury shall act either to open or close the valve automatically and positively, and, further, to provide the receptacle with a large opening forfilling combined with the spout and also to render the receptacle tight under all conditions.

My invention consists in the combination, with an outer shell or ring adapted to be connected with the receptacle, of a body or shell having the spout connected thereto carrying a Valve and an intermediate shell havin g the valve-seat formed integral therewith, the body and intermediate shell being removably connected with the outer shell and the inner shell or body adjustable relative to the intermediate shell, and to certain other novel features in the construction and arrangement of parts, all as hereinafter described.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure l is a perspective view of a can, showing my improved faucet and filler applied. Fig. 2 is a sectional View of the upper portion of a can, showing the faucet turned into position to discharge the contents with the valve open. Fig. 3 is a similar view with the spout turned back out of the way and the valve closed. Fig. 4 is a similar view with the spout and intermediate shell removed for filling the can. Fig. 5 shows a modification wherein instead of the parts being connected together by screw-threads they are connected by pins or spurs engaging slots similar to a bayonet-joint.

The can or receptacle A may be of any desired form and is provided with an enlarged Serial No. 646,8 75. (No model.)

opening A with a depressed flange ct to form a seat for a ring or shell B, which has a corresponding flange b at its lower edge to set or fit within the depression a, said ring B being secured to the can or receptacle by solder or otherwise, as shall be found most desirable. The ring or shell, as shown in Figs. 1, 2, 3, and 4, is provided with a circumferential screw-thread formed by spirally corrugating the body, and said shell is also provided at its upper edge with an outwardly-turned flange or rim, as shown at b. A similarlyscrew-threaded ring or shell 0 fits within the ring B and is provided at its lower end with an inwardly-turned rim 0, extending in some distance beyond the flange b, so as to make the outlet-opening much smaller than when the parts are removed for filling,and this rim 0 forms the valve-seat D. The inner edge of the rim 0 is turned up to form a conical seat, as shown by dotted lines, or may be left flat, as shown by full lines, as shall be found most desirable. This ring 0 is also provided with an outwardly and downwardly turned flange 0 having its outer face knurled or milled to form a gripping-surface for facilitating the engagement or disengagement of the ring orshell O fromthe ring B when the can is to be filled. A gasket or washer E, of leather or other suitable material, rests upon the flange b or between said flange b and the flange 0 so that when the ring 0 is in place after the can has been filled forms an absolutely-tight joint at this point, the knurled or milled face before described facilitating the action of forcing the two parts into close contact with the washer.

A body or shell F, to which the spout F is attached or formed integral, is provided with a screw thread f to engage the screw-thread in the shell 0, and the top of which body or shell may be made either round, square, or dom'e-shaped,as shall be found most desirable.

A washer G rests upon the rim or flange b, and adapted to be engaged and clamped between the flange and the lower edge ofthe body or shell F, or said body may be pro" vided with an inwardly-turned flange to provide a larger bearing-surface on the washer.

A valve-stem H is connected to the body or shell F, and has mounted on its lower end a Valve-disk H, having its engaging face corresponding in curve or outline with the face of the valve-seat D, the arrangement of parts being such that the turning of the body or shell a half-turn, more or less, acts either to draw the valve to its seat or fully open the same, or the spout so arranged or located that when the same is turned into proper position to dischargethe contents of the can the valve will be opened, or when the spout is turned bagk out of the way from accidental injury the valve will be fully closed. A packing, if desired, may be employed between the valve and seat to provide for a tighter joint.

A modification is shown in Fig. 5 for connecting the parts together, wherein instead of forming screw-threads in thewalls of. the shells angular slots or corrugations are formed therein to engage pins or projections formed with or attached to the adjacent shell, but this and like modifications in the manner of connecting the parts ad justably and removably with each other will be readily apparent without further description.

When the parts are set up it will be seen that the valve-disk H acts to hold the body F, connected to the shell 0, while permitting itsadjustment relative thereto to open the valve, but that'the body F and shell 0 may both be removed together from the ring B,

and by which construction and arrangement of parts a combined filler and faucet is produced, and that as no washer is necessary at thepointof connection between the outer ring and can or receptacle a large opening is provided for facilitating the filling of the can.

A Vent I is made in the body or shell F, preferably on the side opposite the outletopening or spout for a purpose readily understood.

Having now described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. In a faucet for cans and like receptacles, a hollow head having a side spout and an inwardly-projecting valve-stem and valve, a metallic ring adapted to receive said head, the ring provided at its top with an outwardlyprojecting flange and the lower part having an inwardly-projecting flange with under surface adapted to serve as a valve-seat, as and for the purpose set forth.

2. The combination with a receptacle hav-- ing an opening in the top thereof, and an outwardly-projecting screwthreaded ring surrounding same,a screw-threaded ring adapted to fit within the aforesaid ring, the two rings having outwardly-projecting upper flanges and lower inwardly-projecting flanges, as described, with a hollow head provided with an inwardlyprojecting bottom flange, a discharge-spout, and a valve-stem with valve adapted to be closed, or opened, by the turning of the hollow head and spout, substantially as specified.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

HARRY J. VALENTINE.

Witnesses:

H. M. EDWARDS, WILL H. VoeEL. 

